Kansas, Oklahoma universities awarded $6 million for ecological forecasting research
KU scientists are embarking on an initiative that has the potential to have an enormous impact on the region in terms of human health, agriculture, and sustaining natural resources. The National Science Foundation Office of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research has awarded $6 million to researchers at four universities in Kansas and Oklahoma. The scientists will collaborate on climate change and ecological forecasting, and share their findings with other educators via a new cyber network.
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